Damon Hill to receive Northampton Honorary award

F1 champion and theatre director to receive Honorary awards
Formula One World Champion and President of the British Racing
Drivers' Club Damon Hill OBE and Theatre Director Rupert Goold will
be receiving Honorary awards from The University of...

F1 champion and theatre director to receive Honorary awards

Formula One World Champion and President of the British Racing
Drivers' Club Damon Hill OBE and Theatre Director Rupert Goold will
be receiving Honorary awards from The University of Northampton next
month at the institution's Winter Graduation ceremonies.

Damon Hill is being presented with an Honorary Fellowship in recognition
of his career and outstanding Formula One success and for his local
connections to Silverstone, Northamptonshire where the British Racing
Drivers' Club is based.

Acclaimed theatre director and artistic director of the Headlong Theatre
Rupert Goold is receiving an Honorary Doctorate for national and
international recognition in his field plus his connections to
Northampton; his work with the Northampton Royal theatre and his support
for the University's School of The Arts, agreeing to be a patron of
the University's Arts Society and participating in the Big Debate
Arts event in 2007.

1,253 students will be graduating from The University of Northampton on
Sunday 8 February 2009 in two ceremonies on the day at Royal & Derngate,
Northampton.

Five members of staff from the University will also be presented with
prestigious Teaching and Learning Enhancement awards during the
ceremonies. Jonathan Adams, Head of Lift Education, School of Applied
Sciences, Karen Beaulieu, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, School
of Health, Friedemann Schaber, Senior Lecturer, Design, School of The
Arts, Simon Sneddon, Lecturer, Law, School of Social Sciences and Randle
Turner, Divisional Leader, Design, School of The Arts will be receiving
their Fellowships which have been conferred by the University's
Office of Learning and Teaching.

All have received recognition for excellence in learning and teaching at
The University of Northampton, where they will hold the title of Teaching
Fellows and will share effective practice across the institution.